On A Roll

Episode 329: Memories of Gaming

Episode  |  December 4th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 11 mins

characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp

Episode 328: Building a Gaming Org

Episode  |  October 20th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 58 mins

characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp

In this double-length episode, the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend talk about what they've learned from being administrators of national larp organizations. Carie, Jason and Ryan then build a hypothetical org for The Gun Belt!

Episode 327: Shooting Genre From Canons

Episode  |  October 2nd, 2020  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 12 mins

characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp

Josh Heath joins the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend to talk about genre and canon. Carie, Jason, Ryan and Josh try to define what they are before talking about how they're different, the importance of enforcing them, and if your game even needs them!

Episode 326: Good Strong Hands

Episode  |  September 25th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 12 mins

characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp

Craig Campbell from NerdBurger Games came by to tell the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend about his new game, Good Strong Hands. Carie, Jason and Ryan learn about this fun new game based loosely on The Neverending Story!

Episode 325: Find a DM on CRAWLR

Episode  |  September 10th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 1 min

characters, crawlr, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp

Jackie Zantow-Schwartz joins Ryan, Jason and Carie to tell the story of CRAWLR, the web-based social network she created that connects gamers with one another. It's like TindR, but for Clerics!

Episode 324: Ryan Asks A Question

Episode  |  September 4th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 15 mins

characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp

Jason's finished his surgery, so we're back! This week, Ryan made a list of fun questions about our experiences in gaming. With no preparation, Ryan asks Carie and Jason all sorts of things about games, players, locations, game lines and more!

Episode 323: Australian Nerdball

Episode  |  August 21st, 2020  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 19 mins

australia, characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, international, larp, mush, nerdball, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp

Brendan Faithfull joins us from Melbourne to talk about larp in Australia and the popularity of weekly battle larps they refer to as Nerdball. Carie, Jason and Ryan learn about his larp, Exodus, and talk about the differences and similarities of international larp philosophies!

Episode 322: Great Artists Steal

Episode  |  August 13th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 1 min

characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp

This week, the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend take a look at where great ideas come from. Carie, Jason and Ryan discuss great sources for plots, characters and themes you can adapt for your games!

Episode 321: Craig Campbell and Nerdburger Con Online

Episode  |  August 5th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 2 mins

capers, characters, die laughing, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, nerdburger games, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp

Nerdburger Games' Craig Campbell. creator of Capers and Die Laughing, stops by to tell the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend all about Nerdburger Con Online, coming Aug. 14-16, 2020. He also tells Carie, Jason and Ryan about his upcoming game, Good Strong Hands, and how to run an online con!

Episode 320: Of Goats and Idiots

Episode  |  July 31st, 2020  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 1 min

characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp

Internationally renowned larp creator Dan Comstock joins the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend to talk about Goat Larp 2, Village of Idiots and the crazy world of larp production. Carie, Jason and Ryan also speak with him about the future of larp in a pandemic land!